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"word": "それこそ"
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"english": "Today is the day I'm gonna do it!",
"roman": "Kyō koso, yaru zo!",
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"text": "今日こそ、やるぞ！"
},
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"english": "It's because I like you [because of my fondness for you] that I'm working this hard.",
"roman": "Kimi ga suki da kara koso kore hodo ganbatte iru n da yo.",
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"君",
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"好",
"す"
],
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"頑",
"がん"
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"張",
"ば"
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],
"text": "君が好きだからこそこれほど頑張っているんだよ。"
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"english": "\"Thank you very much!\" \"Thank you, too!\" (lit. \"It is me who should say thank you.\")",
"roman": "“Arigatō gozaimasu!”“Kochira koso!”",
"text": "「ありがとうございます！」「こちらこそ！」",
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"roman": "sorekoso",
"word": "それこそ"
},
{
"roman": "-ba koso",
"word": "ばこそ"
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{
"roman": "mo koso",
"word": "もこそ"
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"english": "Today is the day I'm gonna do it!",
"roman": "Kyō koso, yaru zo!",
"ruby": [
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"今日",
"きょう"
]
],
"text": "今日こそ、やるぞ！"
},
{
"english": "It's because I like you [because of my fondness for you] that I'm working this hard.",
"roman": "Kimi ga suki da kara koso kore hodo ganbatte iru n da yo.",
"ruby": [
[
"君",
"きみ"
],
[
"好",
"す"
],
[
"頑",
"がん"
],
[
"張",
"ば"
]
],
"text": "君が好きだからこそこれほど頑張っているんだよ。"
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"roman": "“Arigatō gozaimasu!”“Kochira koso!”",
"text": "「ありがとうございます！」「こちらこそ！」",
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